1972
In the Four-West semis, the Trinity Western Spartans clipped the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts & Sciences 91-59 as Rudy Siemens scored 23, Dale McDonald 18, Al Theissen 15, Jesse 13, Newman 9, Warewa 4, Hack 4, Gauer 2 and Klassen 2, while Harder was scoreless. Eugene McWillie led SIAST with 19. Jones added 7, Janzen 6, Boatness 6, Peters 4, Emerson 4, Moore 4, Dimen 3, Scholer 2, Zacharius 2 and Markowski 2.
In the other semi, the Lethbridge CC Kodiaks stomped the Red River CC Rebels 130-44 as Gary Williams scored 28 and Alec Dudas 28. Williams added 16 boards. Durant James added 18, Curt Wolsey 17, along with 11 boards, Kendon Eakett 10, Gil Wosnack 10, Pard 8, Rick Neilson 4, along with 15 boards, Brude Mills 5, along with 11 boards, and B Blogorodow 2, while Frank was scoreless. Gary Vickery led the Rebels with 16. Bob Milne added 10, Drebit 8, Agerbeck 8 and Safnuk 2, while Scharff, Wiens and McLean were scoreless. “What can you say after a game like that,” Kodiak coach Tom Karren told the Lethbridge Herald. The Kodiaks led 71-30 at the half.
The bronze medal match was cancelled after a student travelling with the Red River team, John Schoonenverg, was found dead at a Lethbridge intersection, the apparent victim of a hit-and-run.
In the Four-West final, Lethbridge CC Kodiaks defeated the Trinity Western Spartans 131-103 after leading 71-38 at the half. “Trinity beat us twice in their own backyard and we wanted revenge,” said Kodiaks coach Tom Karren. Gary Williams paced the Kodiaks with 35 points on 14-20 from the floor, 8-10 from the line and 18 boards. Alec Dudas added 30 on 6-6 from the line, Curt Wolsey 23, along with 17 boards, Kendon Eakett 11 on 6-7 from the line, and Bruce Millis 11, along with 15 boards, James 8, Rick Nielson 6, Gil Wosnack 6, Massey 4, Blogorodow 4 and Frank 2, while Pard was scoreless. Rudy Seimens paced the Spartans with 38. Dale McDonald added 18, Harry Jesse 16 and Al Theissen 15, Hack 4, Klassen 4, Len Nueman 3 and Warawa 2, while Gaver and Harder were scoreless. The Spartans played the final without star Phil Harder, who injured his knee. The Spartans also included Al Neumann.
1973
In the Four-West semis, the Trinity Western Spartans pasted the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts & Sciences 108-60 as Al Neuman scored 17 and Greg Kimball 16. The Spartans led 55-35 at the half. Len Peters paced SIAST with 19. Gene McWittie added 16.
In the other semi, Lethbridge CC Kodiaks defeated the Red River CC Rebels 96-36 after leading 42-10 at the half. Gary Williams paced the Kodiaks with 20. Dwight White added 15, Curt Wolsey 14, John Jasiukiewicz 14. Eric Springman led the Rebels with 16. Scott Gordon added 10.
In the bronze medal match, the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts & Sciences pounded the Red River CC Rebels 58-36.
In the final, the Trinity Western Spartans avenged a loss in the 1972 final by defeating the Lethbridge CC Kodiaks 97-79 as Rick Maynard scored 28. Greg Kimball added 22 and Len Nueman 14. Lethbridge was led by Kurt Wolsey’s 21 points. Gary Williams added 19 and Bob Montson 13. The teams were tied at 30 but Trinity Western pulled away in the second half after taking a 51-44 lead at the break. The Kodiaks two leading scorers on the season, Dwight White and Bruce Millis, fouled out early in the second half, with several commentators noting that the official who whistled them for all the fouls was a Trinity Western student. Kodiaks coach Tom Karren refused comment because he was “very upset,” said Lethbridge public director Gordon Colledge.
The all-tournament team featured: Rick Maynard (Trinity Western); Kurt Wolsey (Lethbridge CC); Al Neuman (Trinity Western); Greg Kimball (Trinity Western); and Gary Williams (Lethbridge CC).
The runner-up Lethbridge CC Kodiaks: Gary Williams; Curt Wolsey; Dwight White; Bruce Millis; Bob Montison; John Jasiukiewicz; Greg Ross; Bob Hansen; Ben Brooks; Gordon College; Jack Linderman; Perry Leishman; Al Pard; Alec Dudas; Kendon Eakett; coach Tom Karren; assistant Jack Linderman; athletic director Ben Brooks
The champion Trinity Western Spartans: Rick Maynard; Al Neumann; Greg Kimball; Rich Reimer, Mike Patterson, Rex Blees, Dale MacDonald; Wes Durksen; Dave Scott; Tim Fox; Fred Klassen; Jim Lee; Roy Lindland; coach Jake Braun; manager Bob Nelson
1974
In the Four-West semis, held in Winnipeg at Red River College, the Lethbridge CC Kodiaks pasted the Red River CC Rebels 102-54 as Greg Hess scored 30, Gary Williams 25, Brent Fairbanks 10 and Glen Schuler 10. Bob Lines led the Rebels with 10. The Kodiaks hit 40% from the floor and 70% from the line. The Kodiaks led 51-24 at the half. Red river, coached by Jon Gurban, did not play a Manitoba college schedule but finished third in the Manitoba junior men’s league. The Rebels leading scorer, George Partyka, played four minutes but then was forced to the bench in a state of exhaustion. He was later diagnosed with pneumonia. A year earlier, the Rebels had finished with an 0-14 record.
In the other semi, the Langara (then Vancouver CC Cheetahs) Falcons thumped the Kelsey Institute Amaruks 105-56 as Bob Cooper scored 15, John Buis 14, Tim Lancaster 14 and Ross Davidson 10. Lanny Penrod paced the Amaruks with 16.
In the bronze medal match, the Red River CC Rebels stomped the Kelsey Institute 88-47 as Andy Maslowski scored 23, Scott Ritchie 18, Gary Hagen 12 and Nick Derkacz 11.
In the final, the Lethbridge CC Kodiaks nipped the Langara (Vancouver CC) Falcons 69-68 as Gary Williams scored 22, Greg Hess 17 and Henry Shockey 8. Jan Bohn led the Falcons with 16. Al Coutts added 14. Langara led 38-35 at the half. “It was the Red River fans, the cheer leaders, and everyone else that did it,” Gary Williams told the Lethbridge Herald. “Every time we made a basket everybody cheered, it just gave us a real lift.”
The all-tournament team featured: Greg Hess (Lethbridge); Gary Williams (Lethbridge); Gary Hagen (Red River); Henry Shockey (Lethbridge); Al Coutts (Langara); and Ken Bowman (Langara).
The bronze medalist Red River Rebels: George Partyka; Gary Hagen; Andy Maslowski; Nick Durkacz; Kanu Emeruwa; Art Schillberg; Randy Wlosek; Gary Brezden; Scott Ritchie; Eric Springman; Terry Reimer; Ron Dyck; Neil Lyon; Lyle Jarvis; coach Jon Gurban
The silver medalist Langara Falcons: Bob Cooper; John Buis; Tim Lancaster; Ross Davidson; Jan Bohn; Al Coutts; Ken Bowman; Jim Kilner;
The gold medalist Lethbridge Kodiaks: Gregg Hess; Gary Williams; Brent Fairbanks; Glen Schuller; Jerry Shockey; John Jasiukiewicz; Wendell Cahoon; Allan Pard; Robin Hansen; Doug Wolsey; Kendon Eakett; Bob Hansen; Wes Olsen; Curtis Klovansky; Jim Toone; coach Ben Brooks; trainer Jack Linderman
In the Ontario-Quebec playoff, the George Brown Huskies clubbed the Dawson Blues 93-75 as Marv Snowden scored 25, Mike Asque 23 and Val Pozzan 22. The Huskies led 49-34 at the half. Huskies coach Vince Brown told the Montreal Gazette that “we played only as hard as we had to. Also, I was told before I left Toronto that if we ran up the score, it would ruin any following games.” Ivor Lewis led the Blues with 20. Brent McPhee added 16, John Hunter 13, Varouj Gurunlian 12 and Dave Thornhill 11.
A planned national draw in British Columbia was cancelled at the last minute due to “a lack of funds from Sports Canada.”